SSM 7 - Maximums

Question

Hi all,
Could someone please explain the difference between the following maximums found on page 112 and 113 of the pdf entitled 'SAP Strategy Management 7.0- Delta from SSM 2007 to SSM 7.0':
Administrator's Interface Maximums          
     Item                                          Maximum number allowed
1.             # standard KPIs per context          Standard = 100, Custom = 100 more. Total of up to 200.
Dimensional Model Maximums          
     Database                                                     Maximum
2.     # Measures in a dimensional model     1 500
3.      # KPIs per dimensional model                      400 standard and index KPIs combined.
In addition, I have created 200 kpis in the cube builder and get a message in the trace file that the maxium number of variables have been reached i.e. 1000, this is lower than point 2 above. Why would the maxiumums be different?
Finally, is there a way to exceed these maximums?
Thanks in advance,
T

Answer 1

Taariq,
You have a limit of KPIs you can normally create for each context, and that is what the Administrator's Interface Maximums relate to. Usually this should be more than enough for the implementation of any single scorecard.
As for the Dimensional Models Maximums, these relate to the Application Server Models, and you will find also documentation on this in the Application Server Help. When you create a model through Cube Builder, it will use the standard model definitions - 1000 measures maximum. You can change this limit afterwards directly in the Application Server with the IDQL command:
SUP CHANGE DATABASE yourdb VARIABLES 1500
(check in the AS Help what are the Application Server maximums for the version you are running!)
You should be able to resume with model creation through Cube Builder after you have made this change.
Best regards!
Ricardo